Weather Risk

Businesses that specialize in heli-skiing, whitewater rafting and hunting all have major liabilities that need to be addressed.

Total economic losses from natural and man-made disasters in 2016 were at least $158 billion.

The more aware the insurance industry is of the impact of climate change, the better equipped it will be to assess risk.

Don't expect 2017 to be much easier for insurers.

Insurers around the globe were hit by disasters and political events this year.

The epicenter was originally placed undersea, and a tsunami was feared, but this quake has not generated one. There have been at least 12 aftershocks reported.